Multiple Twitter accounts purporting to belong to Godswill Akpabio, the President of the 10th Nigeria Senate, have been observed to be sharing numerous posts on the microblogging platform. A Twitter account with the username Senator Godswill akpabio, CON @sen_akpabio, is followed by Sheu Sani, a former Senator, and other 8,862 followers as of the time...
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TIMELINE: How a campaign account misled Nigerians on Binani’s ‘victory as first elected female governor’
Parody and political campaign accounts have been proven to be part of the factors fuelling disinformation online, especially during election seasons in Nigeria. The much anticipated 2023 general elections are gradually becoming history, with the process waiting to be finally concluded in Adamawa state where the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the governorship poll...